Quotes About Urban

A city is one of the miracles of human existence. What prevents the human ant heap from degenerating into violence is civility, the spoken and unspoken codes that govern day-to-day interactions between people.

I just try to reflect the grittiness in New York. I try to protect the grit and the dirt that comes with it, which is a good thing.

A map of Trump country would look a lot like a map of the various regions and counties from which young people with the best opportunities have consistently chosen to flee.

Often the art in New York is related to the buildings, to grandiose things.

I have a huge affinity with London, and I have a lot of relatives here - now and before I was born. I pretty much look at London as the centre of the universe.

I have relatives in New York.

I find it hard to relax. I live in New York.

I like going after work back to Brooklyn because it is so much more relaxed and chill.

Life in Dehradun is far more relaxing and pleasant than life in Mumbai.

If you live in a crowded area of Brooklyn or Manhattan, having a car is a hindrance. It doesn't even make sense. I basically grew up all my life without a car.

It's almost hip to, you know, be from Brooklyn or to live in Brooklyn.

Hip-hop for me has always been hardcore and edgy.

I grew up in Chicago, so hip-hop has always been a part of my life.

I love hip-hop, and I like the beats the most.

New York hip-hop inspired me a lot.

How can you call yourself a cosmopolitan modern person if you don't know what hip-hop is?

New York is always claiming East, and Los Angeles is always claiming West. It's in everything: acting, hip-hop, sports. But I love it. That rivalry makes you work harder.

I like hip-hop music.

While the national highway system connects cities and facilitates economic activity across the nation, it's construction historically has been deeply destructive for many communities, particularly low-income communities and communities of color.

I always make hardcore songs, hits for the block.

I grew up in a city, I'm a city person - I go on holiday and I'm bored.

L.A. is big, although Hollywood's not as glamorous as I thought; it's kind of grungy.

I want to pay homage to Los Angeles.

A city of homes should not be built as a business center.